Everyone knows Thanksgiving dinner is loaded with carbs, calories,
and fat. But how much sugar is on your plate? Pumpkin pie and candied
yams are obvious culprits, but you'd be surprised where else sugar
shows up.

Thanksgiving Meal

Item

Calories

Sugar

Stuffing

160

2g

Turkey Breast, 4 oz.

142

0g

Gravy

25

1g

Sweet Potato Casserole

320

41g

Dinner Roll

110

4g

1/2 Tbsp Butter

50

0g

Cranberry Sauce (canned)

110

21g

Green Beans

30

2g

Mashed Potatoes

155

3g

Pumpkin Pie w/ Whipped Cream

340

31g

Totals

1442

105g

(Calories from sugar: 420)

The whole-berry cranberry sauce contains about the same amount of
sugar as this popular gelatinous variety.